Washing-machine.



No. 769,818. PATENTED SEPT. 13, 1904! P. GUNNEEN. WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 9. 19 04.

NO MODEL.

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PATENT @EEICE.

PETER GUNNEEN, OF NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK. I

WASHING-JMACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 769,818, dated September 13, 1904.

Application filed January 9, 1904. Serial No. 188.275. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER CUNNEEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Rochelle, in the county of Westchester and State of New York,have invented new and useful Improvements in W ashing-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to washing-machines, and has for its primary object to provide an improved agitating means for the same whereby the articles being washed will be constantly kept in motion.

A further object of my invention is to provide a water seal for the lid or cover of the machine, supplied from the water fed to the machine, for preventing the escape of any odors while the machine is in use.

These objects I accomplish in the manner and by the means hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which 4 Figure 1 is a central vertical sectional view of my improved device. Fig. 2 is a similar view taken at a right angle to Fig. 1.

Similar numerals of reference denote corresponding parts in the two views.

Referring to the said drawings, the reference-numeral 1 denotes a casing forming the tub, the same having its front wall curved inward at its bottom at 2 to diminish the area of the same for a purpose hereinafter to be described. Formed integral with the bottom of said casing or tub is a discharge-pipe 3 for the water, while tapped into the upper part of the same is a water-supply pipe 4, discharging into a soap-chamber 5. located within said casing or tub. The wall of said soap-chamber 5 extends slightly above the upper edge of the casing or tub 1, while mounted circumferentially at the upper edge of said casing or tub is a trough 6, extending above the edge of the casing or tub proper and adapted to receive the depending flange of the cover 7.

When both hot and cold water are to be supplied to the casing or tub, I locate a supplychamber 8 on one side of the casing or tub, connected therewith by pipe 9 and having supply-pipe 10 leading thereinto. A perforated' diaphragm 11 within said chamber 8 serves to receive and retain the soap.

Mounted vertically within the casing or tub 1 is a disk 12, supported by a suitable shaft 13, projecting through the back wall of the casing or tub and carrying a wheel 1 L at its outer end, to which rotary motion may be imparted by means of handle 15 or by other suitable means. Fixed circumferentially in the front face of disk 12 near its edge is a series of pins 16, the same being inclined somewhat toward the center of said disk, as shown. Mounted centrally on the same face of said disk 12 is a rounded projection 17.

From the above description the operation of my improved construction will be understood,as follows: Water continuously supplied through pipe 4 will pass into soap-chamber 5 and after taking up soap therein will overflow into the casing or tub 1. -The inner wall of said soap-chamber 5 being slightly higher than the upper edge of the casing or tub 1 proper, the trough 6 will be at once filled with water, thus forming a water seal for the cover 7 and preventing the escape of any odors while the device is in use. The disk 12 being rotated through wheel M will cause the pins 16 thereon to take up the articles within the casing or tub, this being facilitated by theupward inclination of said pins at the bottom of the disk, as well as by the inward curvature 2 of the front wall, the latter throwing the articles directly on the said pins. Now as said pins carry the articles upward their angle gradually changes from upward to downward, thus releasing said articles, which then fall against projection 17, by which they are deflected outward to again pass down incline 2 and onto the pins 16.

The water may be removed through pipe 3 by any suitable means; but I prefer to employ the intermittent siphon device described in Letters Patent granted to me February 2, 1904, Serial No. 751,149, whereby the casing or tub 1 will be alternately filled and emptied.

In order to drain ofi the water from the soap in the soap-chamber 5 when the device is not in use, I provide a series of small apertures 18 in the bottom of said chamber, though it will be understood that when in use the bulk of the water will discharge over the top edge of chamber 5.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a washing-machine, a casing or tub, a rotatable disk mounted vertically in the same, and pins projecting from the vertical face of said disk at an angle toward the cen ter of said disk to engage and agitate the articles within said casing or tub.

2. In a Washing-machine, a casing or tub having one vertical wall thereof curved inward at its base, a rotatable disk mounted vertically in said casing or tub, and pins projecting from the vertical face of said disk at an angle toward the center of said disk, said pins, when in their lowermost position, being in alinement with the curvature of the vertical wall of the casing or tub.

3. In a washing-machine, a casing or tub having one vertical wall thereof curved inward at its base, a rotatable disk mounted vertically in said casing or tub, pins projecting from the vertical face of said disk at an angle toward the center of said disk, said pins, when in their lowermost position, be-

ing in alinement with the curvature of the vertical wall of the casing or tub, and a rounded projection mounted centrally on the face of said disk to deflect the articles dropping from said pins onto the curvature of the vertical wall of said casing or tub.

4. In a washing-machine, a casing or tub, a water-supply pipe tapped into the same, a chamber formed in one side of said casing or tub and receiving said supply and having its discharge above the upper edge of said casing or tub, a trough around and above the upper edge of said casing or tub, and a cover hav ing an annular depending flange adapted to seat in said trough, the whole operating so that part of the water discharging from said chamber will flow into said trough and form a water seal for said cover.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

PETER CUNNEEN. Witnesses:

THOMAS DURANT, PERCY B. HILLs. 

